ADMIN: What Will Happen at HPFGU When HBP Is Released

[hpfgu_elves]

No: HPFGUIDX 132099

In a dank dungeon, amidst clouds of smoke, bangings and clangings 
and mumblings of "Bugger!", a cluster of elves hammer furiously 
on a large and ancient hourglass...

"I thought *you* were calibrating the days and dates, Cranky 
Elf..."

"No, *I* was sweeping out the list owls' cages; you're thinking of 
Zaney Elf..."

A wee voice from under a pile of letters waiting to go out:  "I'm 
minding the pending queue; 'twasn't me...where's Speedy Elf?  She 
could fix it..."

"Oh! Fellows, we've got company!"  Hastily drawing a curtain to 
hide the hubbub...  "Er...hello, hello...pay no attention to the 
elves behind the curtain there.." 

("Bugger!"
"Shorty Elf!  Mind yourself, we've got guests!"
"Sorry, sorry!  YIPE!"
"Easy with that oven door; it's got to hold out through the next 
book, and we'll all need to be slamming our ears in it, you know..."
"Sorry!  Ooof...")

"Ahem, ahem, 'scuse all that.  We're quite ashamed, misses and 
sirs...our Time-Turner wasn't properly calibrated, you see...there!  
Now we've got it!  Here's the *proper* dates, then."

The HPFGU main list will be *closed* to posting for 85 hours
beginning when HBP is released at midnight July 16 BST (British
Summer Time). While the list is closed, it will be available on a
read-only basis.

The list will reopen for posting on Tuesday, 19 July at 1:00 p.m.
(British Summer Time). In other time zones:

New Zealand - 20 July midnight
Australia Eastern - 19 July 10 p.m.
Australia Western - 19 July 8 p.m.
Eastern Europe - 19 July 3 p.m.
Central Europe - 19 July 2 p.m.
Western Europe - 19 July 1 p.m.
Canada Atlantic - 19 July 9 a.m.
Eastern U.S. - 19 July 8 a.m.
Central U.S. - 19 July 7 a.m.
Mountain U.S. - 19 July 6 a.m.
Pacific U.S. - 19 July 5 a.m.

"Hope we didn't cause too much confusion there, sirs and 
misses...please let us know if we can do anything more for you!"  
(HPforGrownups-owner@ yahoogroups.com)

The slightly befuddled List Elves